Islamic Solidarity Games
The Islamic Solidarity Games ( Arabic ألعاب التضامن الإسلامي), literally: " Islamic Games of Solidarity ", are sporting competitions between Islamic states. They were first held in 2005 and take place every four years.
Events
| year | No. | country | place | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | I. |
 Saudi Arabia
|
Mecca | April 8-20, 2005 |
| 2010 | II |
 Iran
|
Tehran | April 9th to 25th, 2010 (canceled) |
| 2013 | III |
 Indonesia
|
Palembang | September 22nd to October 1st, 2013 |
| 2017 | IV |
 Azerbaijan
|
Baku | May 12th to May 22nd 2017 |
| 2021 | V |
 Turkey
|
Istanbul |
The 2nd Islamic Solidarity Games had to be canceled in 2010 after the host Iran insisted on using the name Persian Gulf in the logo , but the other neighboring countries call it the Arab Gulf (see naming the Persian Gulf ).
sports
Competitions have taken place in 25 different sports so far.
- Badminton (2013)
- Basketball (since 2005)
- Archery (since 2013)
- Boxing (2017)
- Fencing (2005-2013)
- Football (since 2005)
- Weightlifting (since 2005)
- Handball (since 2005)
- Judo (2017)
- Karate (since 2005)
- Athletics (since 2005)
- Riding (2005-2013)
- Rhythmic gymnastics (2017)
- Wrestling (2017)
- Shooting (2017)
- Swimming (since 2005)
- Taekwondo (since 2005)
- Tennis (since 2005)
- Table tennis (since 2005)
- Gymnastics (2017)
- Volleyball (since 2005)
- Water polo (since 2005)
- Diving (since 2005)
- Wushu (since 2013)
- Zurchaneh (2017)
Web links
Commons : Islamic Solidarity Games - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Baku wins the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games hosting bid - OTHERS. Retrieved May 12, 2017 .
- ↑ Baku 2017. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 22, 2017 ; accessed on May 12, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Islamic Solidarity Games canceled after gulf row divides nations. In: The Guardian. January 17, 2010, accessed July 4, 2014 .
